BECKETT, Sandra L., Crossover Fiction. Global and Historical Perspectives, New York, Routledge (Children's Literature and Culture), 2008, 360 p.
ISBN 978-0-415-98033-3
RÉSUMÉ
Crossover books transcend the conventionally recognized age barrierswithin the fiction market. Although crossover literature has recentlyacquired a prominent status thanks to the extraordinarycross-generational success of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter, authors andreaders have been crossing the boundaries between adult and children'sfiction in both directions ever since those boundaries were drawn. Infact, there is a very long tradition of literature shared by audiencesof all ages.
In Crossover Fiction, Sandra L. Beckett explores the global trend ofcrossover literature and explains how it is transforming literarycanons, concepts of readership, the status of authors, the publishingindustry, and bookselling practices. This pioneering study will havesignificant relevance across disciplines, as scholars in literarystudies, media and cultural studies, visual arts, education,psychology, and sociology examine the increasingly blurred borderlinesbetween adults and young people in contemporary society, notably withregard to their consumption of popular culture.
TABLE DES MATIÈRES
Series Editor's Forward
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Adult-to-Child Crossover Fiction
Chapter Two: Rewriting for Another Audience
Chapter Three: Child-to-Adult Crossover Fiction
Chapter Four: All Ages Fantasy
Chapter Five: Authors Crossing Over
Chapter Six: Publishers and the Marketplace
Chapter Seven: Paratexts and Packaging
Epilogue: Causes and Consequences of the Current Crossover Craze
Notes
Bibliography
Index